Master Suite Foyer of The Sater Design Collection's Luxury Tuscan Home Plan "Valdivia" (Plan #6959). saterdesign.com
Inspiration for a large mediterranean travertine floor hallway remodel in Miami with beige walls

Gone are the days of "throw-away" furniture when it comes to the kids. Creating custom bedrooms with a timeless feel and function for this generation is one of our specialties. The Europly base material has a clean, modern, no-frills vibe and expresses the layered multi-ply edge detail to showcase a bespoke, gender-neutral bedroom solution. It is easily accessorized to the personal taste and whims of the occupant as they evolve through the years. Possibilities are endless, clever storage solutions abound, craftsmanship and overall composition is key. This room used to be share by all 3 kids, and as part of this remodel it became obvious that is was time to give each of them their own space. For this budding, teenage artist, we actually made the original room smaller believe it or not. We carved out part of the room by pushing an existing wall in about three feet in order to add a much needed office niche on the hallway side, all without sacrificing function on the bedroom side. The clever built-in includes a variety of storage solutions, desk space that also serves as a bedside table, open shelving, and a trundle bed neatly tucked below. The wall mural adds additional personality to the space, and can easily be changed out over time as desired and without wall damage.

Gone are the days of "throw-away" furniture when it comes to the kids. Creating custom bedrooms with a timeless feel and function for this generation is one of our specialties. The Europly base material has a clean, modern, no frills vibe and expresses the layered multi-ply edge detail to showcase a bespoke, gender-neutral bedroom solution. It is easily accessorized to the personal taste and whims of the occupant as they evolve through the years. Possibilities are endless, clever storage solutions abound, craftsmanship and overall composition is key. For a room shared by two kiddos of different ages, we split the room in half with a floor to ceiling room divider chocked full of open shleves, closed cabinets, a desk, drawers, and bed with a trundle below on each side. Each has their own window, wall sconce, and lighting controls while the room divider creates a perfect buffer in a shared bedroom.

Some things in life are so good they need to be recreated. The two-tone finish option and the raked legs give indication of times past, while the metal base, innovative chair design, and the sleek, oversized pulls have a uniquely modern look. The Walnut and exotic Maple options give you an elite, high quality option in a world of "throw-away" modern furniture.

The FINNE Svendsen Building is a striking and highly energy-efficient loft building in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. The design and building process was unusual, since architect Nils Finne was both designer and builder owner. The client-architect meetings were brief! The building occupies a corner lot, with street facades on the south and west. The two street facades have a nuanced play of light and shadow. The walls of glass and wood are treated as folded planes, with each façade folding back and forth within an overall depth dimension of about 10”. On floors one and three, the large glass panels project forward, while on floor two, the glass is recessed. The pattern on floor two is an inverted version of floors one and three. The wood spandrel panels are custom-milled Western Red Cedar with a blackened stain. The live-work building creates large, open loft spaces on three floors, with high ceilings, huge windows and exposed long-span steel structure. The building can accommodate a range of uses, both present and future. The three floors of the building have 12-ft ceilings and 11-ft high windows with exposed structural steel supports and steel decking ceilings. The floors are clear-span without internal columns interrupting the work space. Mechanical air distribution is limited to the linear core on the northern side of the building, so work areas have clean metal decking ceilings with no ductwork. The building has in-floor radiant heating and cooling, resulting in minimal energy usage. Operating windows are placed strategically throughout the façade, allowing the building to be naturally ventilated in Seattle’s mild climate. The oversized window walls on the south and west also allow natural lighting to penetrate deeply onto the floor plate, keeping lights turned off for much of the daylight hours. A custom sapele wood front door presents a warm contrast to the building’s blackened wood cladding. A delicate screen of wood slats filters light into the main building lobby. The 3-story stair opens directly from the lobby and has been designed to encourage use on a daily basis, keeping elevator usage to a minimum. A three-story glass wall floods the stairwell with natural light, and the all-steel stair floats in the space. Custom-designed perforations in the steel stair railing panels provide unexpected shadow patterns when the late-afternoon sun shines into the stairwell. The building was designed to be a sustainable structure from the start, with 40% higher insulation values than required by code, efficient natural ventilation, large amounts of natural lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, LED lighting, and locally sourced materials. Windows have high-performance Low-E insulated glazing and are equipped with concealed shades. The building roof has been equipped with photovoltaic panels for electrical production, averaging about 850 Kwh per year. The modest initial amount of PV panels will be expanded over time. The radiant hydronic heating and cooling system allows lower operating temperatures and higher occupant comfort levels. The 6” thick concrete slabs for the radiant tubes conserve both heat in the winter and cooling in the summer and provide great comfort for the feet. During the winter months, the radiant heating system keeps overall energy consumption to a very low level. The 9000 SF building costs about $35/month to heat! During the summer, the passive strategies of natural ventilation combine with the radiant slab cooling to minimize air conditioning load. Deep roof overhangs, built-in shades and high operating clerestory windows are also used to reduce heat gain in summer months. During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into work spaces and passively warm the concrete floor. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the building. The high level of craft evident in the building reflects another key principle of sustainable design: eschew “throw-away-ism” and make the building last many years!

Gone are the days of "throw-away" furniture when it comes to the kids. Creating custom bedrooms with a timeless feel and function for this generation is one of our specialties. The Europly base material has a clean, modern, no frills vibe and expresses the layered multi-ply edge detail to showcase a bespoke, gender-neutral bedroom solution. It is easily accessorized to the personal taste and whims of the occupant as they evolve through the years. Possibilities are endless, clever storage solutions abound, craftsmanship and overall composition is key. For a room shared by two kiddos of different ages, we split the room in half with a floor to ceiling room divider chocked full of open shleves, closed cabinets, a desk, drawers, and bed with a trundle below on each side. Each has their own window, wall sconce, and lighting controls while the room divider creates a perfect buffer in a shared bedroom.

This section of front yard between the driveway and the property line is often a throw-away zone, a forgotten opportunity between neighbors. This garden serves as a meeting ground, as well as giving autonomy and a sense of ownership to one's turf. High plants screen from stark views of the neighbor, yet their charming cottage frames the view.

HGTV Designer Emily Henderson partnered with Curbly bloggers and homeowners to style their master bedroom. Emily's infallible style is an effortless mixture of midcentury and eclectic finds. Emily wanted to give the Curbly house a light, airy feel, so she dressed the windows with the stunning Blinds.com Roman Shades in a crisp white. Photo taken by Melissa Oholendt, styled by Emily Henderson, produced by Curbly.com

Michael Glassman
Inspiration for a transitional landscaping in Sacramento.

Matthew Millman
Bedroom - mid-sized modern guest concrete floor bedroom idea in San Francisco with beige walls and no fireplace

The top and bottom of this shelf were made from wood (trim) that was left over after construction of the house. As you can see it matches the door frame to the left. The shelf is faced with short pieces of throw-away picture frame molding from a local frame shop. This was designed and constructed 100% by the homeowners (Donald and Mick). We weren't trying to make it look like books (even though it sorta does). Springs and test tube vases were sourced from a salvage shop in Chicago. Cake pedestal from Etsy. The top/cover for the cake pedestal is a repurposed $12 bowl from World Market and a steel handle we had lying around the house. The glass shop on Main Street drilled the 2 holes for the handle. Voila!

Tom Bonner
Large trendy wooden straight open and metal railing staircase photo in Los Angeles

Originally the client thought this compact space behind the house was a throwaway spot for discarded plants as the garden was redesigned. We removed ivy to reveal the stone, and created a shade vignette with discarded plants that the client caught herself peeking out the window to see. It's now an area regarded with pleasure.

Tony Colangelo
Entryway - craftsman entryway idea in Vancouver